Murray, Cantwell vote to advance health care legislation

Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, both D-Wash., joined their Democratic colleagues Saturday night in voting “yes” to begin debate on a sweeping health care bill that would extend coverage and further regulate insurance companies.

In a speech on the Senate floor, Murray urged “all of my colleagues to work with us in a constructive way as we debate this bill, and to rise above partisanship to make health insurance reform work for our families, for our economy, and for our country.”

The measure the Senate will debate contains several provisions from Cantwell.